Attaching means for rubber heels



J. W. DENMEAD.

ATTACHING MEANS FOR RUBBER HEELS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-6,1919.

1 ,344 443. Patented June 22, 1920.

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citizen" of the United States, residing at Akron, in'the county of Summit and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Attaching-Means for Rubber Hee1s,of which the followingis a specifica tion.

This invention relates to resilient heels and has especial relationtoa new and 1 mproved means for fasteningrubber heels to shoes. I Theobject of theinvention is to provide anew and novel means'for. connecting a cushioning element to the heel portion of shoes whereby rubber heels may bequickly' and easily attached to such shoes. V

Ordinarily such heels arei attached-bynails, screws or similar fastening means."

This method not only reduces the resiliency of the heel, but as the rubber is worn away by use, the nails or screws soon become exposed. A further objection to the ordinary methodof attaching such heels is that when such heels arejworn thin or'otherwise imskilled workman to replace same.

Another object of the invention is there fore to provide a fastening means for such heels which will not interfere with the resiliency thereof and which will hold the heels securely and permanently in place but which can be quickly and easily removed and re placed'by the ordinary wearer.

To these several ends myinvention consists in the peculiar construction, cornb1na-' tion and arrangement of partsshown in' the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof, it being understood that changes and variations may be resorted to which come within the scope of the claim hereunto ap ended. p Y I n the drawings in'which' similarreference numerals indicate like parts:

Figure l is a perspective View of the heel portion of a shoe with a resilient cushioning element attached by a fastening means embodying this invention. 7 a i Fig. 2 is a transverse sectionalview of the same taken approximately on line 2 in Fig. 3.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a fastening numeral 1 denotes the main heel portion of Referring now to the drawings in detail,

JTATTACHING ME sf oitBUBBEE 'HE'iiLs. a i

V Specification of Letters Patent. Y Patented 22 2 i Application filed "August @1919; Serial Rog- 15, 4

said flat shoe, the numeral 2 a flat plate havingthe same 1 general outline as the heel portion 1.: Numeral3 indicatestheiside. ortion-ofsaid device which i :is integral with plate 2 and extends at right angles thereto around the border thereof. The numeral 4 denotes. a narrow inwardly projecting striplike portion integral with the side portion 3 and the plate 2 and projecting inwardly from the edge ofsaid side portion at approximatelya right angle thereto. The fiat plate 2, the side portion 3 and the inwardly projecting portion it are formed of one ieceof meta-Lit being forced into the position abovefdescribed. The portion 4 projecting under the plate. 2 and having a surface parallel to the surface of said plate 2 forms a relatively shallow channel 8 which extends entirely around said fastening means and is adapted to engageandholdthe upper base -;port1on of said rubber heel 5. The plate 2 is further'provided withopenings 7 which are constructed therein for the purpose of making said device lighter in weight and said plate is furtherprovided with countersunk screw holes adapted to receive the heads of In use, plate 2 is attached'to the heel pormeans; the said portion 3vforming a shallow screwsfi, by which means said plate 2 is fastened to the heel portion of said shoe 1.

cavity into which the cushion element is forced.

It will be noted that the elasticity of the material will permit its being forced past the inwardly projecting member 4' where'- upon it will expand and fill the channel 8.

In this position the base of the resilient heel portion 5 will be in contact with the surface of theplate 2 and will be held in a constant state of compression by the inwardly extendber heel 5 is securely held within the wall 3 by reason of thefiange 4 compressing the rubber at the point where it engages same,

perfectly straight sides, that is, the upper peripheral edge, of the rubber heel is upon the same vertical plane as the lower periph- .1 ing flange 4. It will, be noted that the ruberal edge. There is .no required shaping of the rubber heel such as making one end larger than theother to hold it in its place, as is ordinarily the case. Thus, when the 'tread face of the heel becomes worn, say

along one edge; the heel be removed 7 and inverted to expose the other face thereof as a wearing face. This is accomplished by simply compressing the heel to remove from the plate flange, and again compressingthe inserted end of the heel to engage it with the flange and Wall.

inga metallic plate havingadepending wall extendingsubstantiallyat right angles therefrom, an inwardly projecting flange carried by the lower end: of said Wall forming a 4 my hand. 2

channel between the ilange and plate, and a rubber heel substantially coextensive with the diameter of said plate and having the upper, and lower edges of its periphery in the same vertical plane, said heel ada ted to be retained between the depending Wa l of said plate with the inwardly directed flange compressing the rnbber at the point of engagement, the portion of the rubber heel above said flange expanding into the channel gibetween theflange' and. plate.

In testimony whereof I have herennto set JoHN W. nENMnAD. 

